Migration-Related Stressors and Their Effect on the Severity Level and Symptom Pattern of Depression among Vietnamese in Germany
Joint Authors
Wolf, Simon
Hahn, Eric
Dettling, Michael
Nguyen, Main Huong
Wingenfeld, Katja
Stingl, Markus
Hanewald, Bernd
Ta, Thi Minh Tam
Source
Depression Research and Treatment
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-08-22
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objectives.
Vietnamese in Germany represent a scarcely researched and vulnerable group for mental health problems, especially under exposure to migration-related stressors (MRS).
This study analyzes the effect of those MRS on the severity level and symptom pattern of depression.
Design.
We analyzed the data of 137 depressed Vietnamese patients utilizing Germany’s first Vietnamese psychiatric outpatient clinic.
Hierarchical linear regression models were applied to investigate how the quantity of MRS influenced (1) the overall severity of self-reported depression symptoms; (2) the cognitive, affective, and somatic BDI-II subscale; and (3) the single BDI-II items of these subscales.
Results.
A greater number of MRS were related to a higher severity level of depression in general, as well as to a higher level on the cognitive depression subscale in particular.
The BDI-II single items pessimism, past failure, guilt feelings, punishment feelings, and suicidal thoughts were particularly associated with a higher quantity of perceived MRS.
Conclusion.
Among depressed Vietnamese migrants in Germany, a higher number of reported MRS were associated with higher overall depression severity.
Within the domains of depression, particularly the cognitive domain was linked to perceived MRS.
The association between MRS and suicidal thoughts is clinically highly relevant.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Wolf, Simon& Hahn, Eric& Dettling, Michael& Nguyen, Main Huong& Wingenfeld, Katja& Stingl, Markus…[et al.]. 2017. Migration-Related Stressors and Their Effect on the Severity Level and Symptom Pattern of Depression among Vietnamese in Germany. Depression Research and Treatment،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1152706
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Wolf, Simon…[et al.]. Migration-Related Stressors and Their Effect on the Severity Level and Symptom Pattern of Depression among Vietnamese in Germany. Depression Research and Treatment No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1152706
American Medical Association (AMA)
Wolf, Simon& Hahn, Eric& Dettling, Michael& Nguyen, Main Huong& Wingenfeld, Katja& Stingl, Markus…[et al.]. Migration-Related Stressors and Their Effect on the Severity Level and Symptom Pattern of Depression among Vietnamese in Germany. Depression Research and Treatment. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1152706
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1152706